You wouldn't, because most of these foreign-born Croatians would be ineligible for Croatia's national hockey team.

KHL Medveščak will most likely enter the KHL next season and its front office is bringing in a lot of players of Croatia descent from all around the world ever since they've entered the Austrian EBEL, some of them already have Croatian passports and they are eligable to play for Croatia. When Medveščak enters the KHL the influx of forgein born Croats could be even greater than it is today.

KHL Medveščak will most likely enter the KHL next season and its front office is bringing in a lot of players of Croatia descent from all around the world ever since they've entered the Austrian EBEL, some of them already have Croatian passports and they are eligable to play for Croatia. When Medveščak enters the KHL the influx of forgein born Croats could be even greater than it is today.

There are only 2 Medveščak players that have gained eligibility, the new players are not eligible to play for Croatia and will not be until they have played two full seasons in the country.

The better Croatia will become, the less they will need to rely on foreigners. That's typically something that smaller teams do, and if anything it hinders their progression.

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Originally Posted by Ivan13

Jäger would be German.

If Neal is counts as Irish because the name might actually be from Neil or O'Neill, then Jagr should count as German.

But by 2013 more players are going to be eligible: Naglich, Zanoski, Waugh, Ouzas. Others too if they get passports.

And I think there is no foreigner restriction for non-Russian teams in their first KHL year, so players who are new with Medveščak this season could become eligible by the time the KHL quota would kick in (2014).

But by 2013 more players are going to be eligible: Naglich, Zanoski, Waugh, Ouzas. Others too if they get passports.

And I think there is no foreigner restriction for non-Russian teams in their first KHL year, so players who are new with Medveščak this season could become eligible by the time the KHL quota would kick in (2014).

Hecimovic, Letang (he said that he'll applay for a passport and that he'll play in the future), Powers (he sucks but he played for Croatia already). Hecimovic and Powers aren't with the club anymore, but they gained eligibility by playing with Medveščak and they're playing for Croatia.

It reminds me that story about some fan yelling "Polak, go back to Poland!". Of course Roman Polak is a Czech, not a Pole. Shved means Swede in Russian and Alexey Shved is Russian for sure. So it can be the same story with Horvat.

Could be Slovak too, Konečný is a typical surname in both Czech Republic and Slovakia, only the pronounciation is slightly different. Horvát/Chorvát does mean Croat, but it is also a typical name in Czech Republic and Slovakia (hell, even Hungary, spelled Horváth).